Man nails Santa to cross in protest

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BREMERTON, Wash. - Art Conrad has an issue with the commercialism of Christmas, and his protest has gone way beyond just shunning the malls or turning off his television.
The Bremerton resident nailed Santa Claus to a 15-foot crucifix in front of his house.
"Santa has been perverted from who he started out to be," Conrad said. "Now he's the person being used by corporations to get us to buy more stuff."
A photo of the crucified Santa adorns Conrad's Christmas cards, with the message "Santa died for your MasterCard."
The display is also Conrad's way of poking fun at political correctness. He believes people do not express their feelings because they are afraid of what other people might think.
His neighbors found the will to express their feelings this past week. Some were offended but many were just curious.
Jake Tally walked by on Friday and chuckled, but did not pretend to understand the message.
"I don't really know what to think. I know it's about God but Santa has nothing to do with it," he told the Kitsap Sun newspaper.
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Man nails Santa to cross in protest - Weird news - MSNBC.com
 
The cross is a form of execution which was used many, many times in the past. It had no ritual significance, it was just designed to be really painful. Many common criminals were executed on the cross, not just Jesus. I fail to see what's so offensive about putting a fictional character on it to make a point or what is so special about a cross anyway. I'd have thought Jesus dying to save mankind was a lot more significant than the way he was killed. If he was to come again and be executed once more, would everyone start wearing mini electric chairs round their neck?:dunno
 
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